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Trump to hold news conference on Jan. 6 anniversary [Video]

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:


  • Former President Donald Trump announced he would hold a news conference at Mar-a-Lago on January 6.
  • January 6 is the anniversary of the Capitol siege when a mob of Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol.
  • More than 700 people have been arrested in connection with the Capitol riot.

Former President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would hold a news conference on Jan. 6, one year after the deadly riots at the U.S. Capitol, which the Republican has been accused of fomenting.

Trump said he will discuss the events of that day, in which rioters marched to the Capitol after hearing him speak outside the White House.

Trump told the crowd of supporters he would never concede the Nov. 3 election and urged them to “fight like hell” before they went to the Capitol. Lawmakers inside the building were preparing to certify Democrat Joe Biden’s victory.

Four people died on the day of the riot, and one Capitol police officer died the next day of injuries sustained while defending Congress. Hundreds of police were injured during the multi-hour onslaught by Trump supporters, and four officers have since taken their own lives.

More than 700 people have been arrested in connection with the assault on the Capitol.

The news conference will be at Trump’s resort in Palm Beach, Florida, he said in a statement that reprised his false claims about the presidential election won solidly by Biden.

A congressional select committee is investigating the deadly attack, including Trump’s actions and his efforts to change the results of the election.

The committee had no comment on Trump’s announcement, a spokesman said.

A federal appeals court this month rejected Trump’s request to withhold documents from the committee because of executive privilege, noting that Biden, as president, has already authorized their release.

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A spokesman for House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat, did not immediately return a request for comment.

Source: Reuters

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2 Comments

2 Comments

  1. Nick1

    December 26, 2021 at 11:25 am

    First of all it did not start AFTER Trump spoke. It started 45 mins. BEFORE he was done speaking.
    The Pelosi so-called commission’s sole purpose is to cover up Pelosi being behind the 1/6 event, probably with FBI help.

  2. TRUTH 1776

    December 26, 2021 at 7:40 pm

    two things why did pelosi reject trumpos offer of several thousand national guards to protectthe capitol???? and when is trhere going to be justice for ashley babbit????? why did police guide in so many protesters,why were they setting them up???? i know one thing,im not saying that those who stormed inside were right in doing so but compared to actual riots deemed ok by democrats during summer of love,many more were killed and thousands of police hurt and where is that investigation???where are those arrests?? that is why so many are pissed at what the dems are doing- it is blatent bias and they are destroying america and trust in gov. they are bringing all this on themeselves.

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